Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-111908
thorsten phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta BOLA in FAQ Update via REST API
CVSS 4.0
8.7High
Official description
phpMyFAQ 4.0.0 before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a broken object-level authorization vulnerability in the PUT /api/v3.1/faq/update endpoint, which checks only the global edit_faq permission and does not verify access to the target FAQ. Authenticated users with edit_faq permission can supply the ID of a restricted FAQ they cannot view to modify its content, bypass moderation, and change its publication state.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 8.3High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 4.0.0 ≤ v < 4.1.9 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| thorsten | phpMyFAQ | 4.2.0-alpha ≤ v < 4.2.0-beta | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-17
- Last updated
- 2026-10-20
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
30.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key